Material Selection
Metal Alloy Type
The photochemical machining process is capable of producing your part from over 50 different metal alloys, including:
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Alloy 42 Alloy 48 Aluminum Beryllium Copper Brass Copper Hastalloy Hy-mu 80 Inconel Invar Kovar Metglas Molybdenum |
Monel MuMetal Nickel Nickel Silver Nitinol Permalloy 80 Phosphor bronze Silicon steel Spring steel Steel Stainless Steel Titanium Zirconium |
Search for metals by material property with our Material Selection Tool. The above list is a partial list of the many alloys we can chemical etch, .
Metal Alloy Temper
Most metal alloys that Fotofab can use with the chemical etching process are available with different tempers. These tempers determine some physical properties of the metal. The physical requirements of your part will dictate the temper of the metal you decide to use.
Metal Thickness
Fotofab can produce your part with chemical etching from sheets of metal ranging in thickness from .0005 inch (0.013 mm) up to .090 inch (2.286 mm). Metal thickness tolerance often varies with the metal thickness; generally, the thicker the metal, the larger the thickness tolerance associated with it.
Fotofab stocks a wide selection of metals with various tempers and thicknesses. It is likely that we can meet your metal requirements from our stock. Our formal Lot Control Program allows us to trace each of your parts back to its certified metal source.
Fotofab metallurgists are available to help you select the most appropriate metal for your application. Also check out Fotofab's Material Selection Tool to search for materials.
